Πολύκλειτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολύκλειτος (polúkleitos, “far-famed, much-renowned”), from πολύ (polú, “very”) +‎ κλειτός (kleitós, “famed”).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Πολῠ́κλειτος • (Polúkleitos) m (genitive Πολυκλείτου); second declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Polyclitus
    1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polyclitus the Elder, 5th century BCE Ancient Greek sculptor and artist from Argos or Sicyon
    2. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polyclitus the Younger, 4th century BCE Ancient Greek architect

Declension
Second declension of ὁ Πολῠ́κλειτος; τοῦ Πολῠκλείτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Πολῠ́κλειτος
ho Polúkleitos		 τὼ Πολῠκλείτω
tṑ Polukleítō		 οἱ Πολῠ́κλειτοι
hoi Polúkleitoi
Genitive τοῦ Πολῠκλείτου
toû Polukleítou		 τοῖν Πολῠκλείτοιν
toîn Polukleítoin		 τῶν Πολῠκλείτων
tôn Polukleítōn
Dative τῷ Πολῠκλείτῳ
tôi Polukleítōi		 τοῖν Πολῠκλείτοιν
toîn Polukleítoin		 τοῖς Πολῠκλείτοις
toîs Polukleítois
Accusative τὸν Πολῠ́κλειτον
tòn Polúkleiton		 τὼ Πολῠκλείτω
tṑ Polukleítō		 τοὺς Πολῠκλείτους
toùs Polukleítous
Vocative Πολῠ́κλειτε
Polúkleite		 Πολῠκλείτω
Polukleítō		 Πολῠ́κλειτοι
Polúkleitoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Πολύκλειτος (Polýkleitos)
  • Latin: Polyclītus, Polyclētus, Poluclētus, Poluclītus
    • → Catalan: Policlet (learned)
    • → Extremaduran: Policleto (learned)
    • → English: Polyclitus, Polycletus (learned)
    • → French: Polyclète (learned)
    • → Italian: Policleto (learned)
    • → Piedmontese: Policlet (learned)
    • → Portuguese: Policleto, Policlito (learned)
    • → Spanish: Policleto (learned)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πολύκλειτος (Polúkleitos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /poˈli.kli.tos/
  • Hyphenation: Πο‧λύ‧κλει‧τος

Proper noun

Πολύκλειτος • (Polýkleitos) m

  1. Polyclitus
    1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polyclitus the Elder, 5th century BCE Ancient Greek sculptor and artist from Argos or Sicyon
    2. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polyclitus the Younger, 4th century BCE Ancient Greek architect

Declension
  Πολύκλειτος
case     \     number singular
nominative Πολύκλειτος •
genitive Πολυκλείτου •
accusative Πολύκλειτο •
vocative Πολύκλειτε •
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